Name: Spinach chicken masaala recipe by Zulekha Bose at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Chicken cut into medium size pieces-800 gram; Spinach 400 gram; For chicken marination; lemon juice half teaspoon; Turmeric powder half teaspoon; Ginger garlic paste half teaspoon; Salt to taste; Other ingredients; Oil 4 tablespoon; Whole spices -3 bay leaves ,7peppercorns ,3 Green cardamom, one teaspoon cumin seeds; Ginger garlic paste 1teaspoon; Chicken masala 1 tablespoon; Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Ingredients Serving: 3

Chicken cut into medium size pieces-800 gram
Spinach 400 gram
For chicken marination
lemon juice half teaspoon
Turmeric powder half teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste half teaspoon
Salt to taste
Other ingredients
Oil 4 tablespoon
Whole spices -3 bay leaves ,7peppercorns ,3 Green cardamom, one teaspoon cumin seeds
Ginger garlic paste 1teaspoon
Chicken masala 1 tablespoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Instructions

Firstly clean spinach and chicken pieces separately with running water 3-4 times.
Marinate chicken pieces with 1/2 teaspoon salt,1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder,1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon ginger garlic mix it well and keep it aside for 1/2 hr.
Boil enough water to blanch spinach ,when water is boiling rolling hot slowly dip in all the clean apinach leaves
Blanched spinach for 2-3 minutes
Take out blanched spinach from hot water and dip it in chilled water.after 2 minutes strain the water
Make a puree from blanched spinach.
Heat oil in a pan add all whole spices bay leaves,cumin seeds,2-3 green cardamom,cumin seeds,cinnamon stick,pepper corns
Fry for a while untill nice aroma starts coming.
Add in chopped onions fry untill light golden brown.
Add in marinated chicken and fry for 2-3 minutes then add ginger garlic paste
Add chicken masala,red chilli powder,chaat masaala powder
Fry for 1 minute
now add 1 cup water cover and cook for 20 minutes on medium flame in between open the lid and stir it
After 20 minutes all water will dries up and chicken will be almost done
Now add chopped tomatoes let it cook on medium flame until tomatoes completely become soft
Now and 1 tbsp dry fenugreek leaves
Add in spinach puree and mix with chicken and other spices properly.
Cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame until it starts bubbling stir in between on regular intervals
Add 1 lemon juice and 1 tablespoon butter and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium flame
Drizzle some butter if you like and Serve hot with butter Naan,kulcha or with jeera rice.

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